IRVINE, Calif.—An asphalt plant that residents say has been causing odor for years received Jan. 18 its second violation in one week, authorities say. All American Asphalt, located in Northeast Irvine’s Loma Ridge foothills, was cited by the air pollution agency, called South Coast Air Quality Management District, for “discharging … air contaminants which cause…

A group of Carson residents sued a warehouse owner and business for allegedly dumping debris from a warehouse fire into the Dominguez Channel, exacerbating the foul odor. The class-action lawsuit, filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, claims that business Art Naturals allegedly “maintained unsafe conditions” and stored flammable ethanol-based sanitizer products at a…

CARSON, Calif.—Air monitoring has revealed “very low levels of hydrogen sulfide” from a foul odor that has been reported for days near the Dominguez Channel in the Carson area, Los Angeles County health officials announced. A statement issued Saturday reads in part: “Los Angeles County Public Works and Public Health teams have preliminary findings that…